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Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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Causes of Neutropenia ... - Differential ... drug reactions - Secondary ... #differential # ... #hematology
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
age, which can cause ... you perform age adjusted ... Ddimer #dimer #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential ... diagnosis #age #adjusted
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... or functional neutropenia ... count • ↓Hg & PLT ... bone marrow and secondary ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... Causes • Anemia ... Myeloproliferative Disease • Neutropenia ... blood count with differential ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
hyperinflammatory syndrome caused ... STX11, STXBP2 • Secondary ... thrombocytopenia, neutropenia ... Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology